Comments on: CEO of Compact Power on His Charge to Build the Volt’s Battery http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 25 May 2012 07:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rashiid Amul http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-50798 Rashiid Amul Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:36:25 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-50798 . .

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39111 N Riley Thu, 01 May 2008 20:57:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39111 GM needs to produce cars starting now that will get better gas mileage. Everyone here agrees with that. How they do it does not really matter as long as the fuel is readily available to the public and is environmental as good as current gasoline and diesel. Gasoline and diesel is still the best fuel until the Volt or others like it is on the market. I know GM can build high mileage cars. They just need to junk a lot of the excess weight and options (that cause some of the weight) and offer a "base" high mileage car that would be good for commuting. With today's fuel prices and the way they will increase in the future, GM could sell every one of them and not meet demand. So, listen up GM. That might keep me from buying a Prius until the Volt comes out. GM needs to produce cars starting now that will get better gas mileage. Everyone here agrees with that. How they do it does not really matter as long as the fuel is readily available to the public and is environmental as good as current gasoline and diesel. Gasoline and diesel is still the best fuel until the Volt or others like it is on the market. I know GM can build high mileage cars. They just need to junk a lot of the excess weight and options (that cause some of the weight) and offer a “base” high mileage car that would be good for commuting. With today’s fuel prices and the way they will increase in the future, GM could sell every one of them and not meet demand.

So, listen up GM. That might keep me from buying a Prius until the Volt comes out.

]]> By: N Riley http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39110 N Riley Thu, 01 May 2008 20:40:30 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39110 #71 Mike D You nailed to number one reason. "but a chance to never use gas again?' says it exactly the way most of us feel. I want to kick the habit and kick the oil producers and distributors at the same time. (And I work for an oil company.) #71 Mike D

You nailed to number one reason. “but a chance to never use gas again?’ says it exactly the way most of us feel. I want to kick the habit and kick the oil producers and distributors at the same time. (And I work for an oil company.)

]]> By: Mike D http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39063 Mike D Thu, 01 May 2008 05:43:15 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39063 #8 Amed M The Volt gets 50 mpg BECAUSE of the battery. You can't really get rid of it to cut costs and make it a 50 MPG car by itself. The combustion engine charges the battery and has no mechanical connection between it and the wheels. So it would be less efficient if JUST the engine were powering it. Plus making a 50 MPG car isn't THAT big of a deal. Diesel already does that and hybrids ALMOST do. (honda insight does). So if they just made it a 50 MPG car people wouldn't go ALL that crazy, but a chance to never use gas again? That's why this site exists. #8 Amed M

The Volt gets 50 mpg BECAUSE of the battery. You can’t really get rid of it to cut costs and make it a 50 MPG car by itself. The combustion engine charges the battery and has no mechanical connection between it and the wheels. So it would be less efficient if JUST the engine were powering it. Plus making a 50 MPG car isn’t THAT big of a deal. Diesel already does that and hybrids ALMOST do. (honda insight does). So if they just made it a 50 MPG car people wouldn’t go ALL that crazy, but a chance to never use gas again? That’s why this site exists.

]]> By: Bintoo http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/29/ceo-of-compact-power-on-his-charge-to-build-the-volts-battery/#comment-39040 Bintoo Thu, 01 May 2008 01:12:26 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1043#comment-39040 Let me make one thing perfectly clear, my next car and every car after that will be electric. $35,000 $40,000 whatever. Every time I drive past a gas station I will smile! It's a matter on principle now, not pure economics. GM will deliver! Let me make one thing perfectly clear, my next car and every car after that will be electric. $35,000 $40,000 whatever. Every time I drive past a gas station I will smile! It’s a matter on principle now, not pure economics. GM will deliver!

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